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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21

cate, who have practically obtained con-
troll OF the stock of copper, as they are be-
lieved to have secured some 10000 tons OF
Chilli bars on the spot and for forward de-
livery, in addition to large quantities OF
Lake and other America copper purchased
in New York, where Lake is now quoted
15X cents per pound or f73 los. per ton,
with 2h per cent. discount. The success of
this large operation so far has been due to
the fact that when the ad ance in prices
began, both smelters and manufacturers in
England and Francs held very small stocks
Of copper; that large "bear" account was
open in Chill bars; and that it has taken
place on the eve OF the Ann ,'ican
winter, when no material increase
can take place in the supplies OF
copper fl ON Montana or Lake Superior for
some months, increased production at both
places being dependent on extension Of
plant. The movement has also been assist
ed by another fire in the Calumet and Hecla
mine, which is reported to be much moro
serious than the previous one, and will
cause a greater contraction OF supply, the
fire still continuing by last advices. 1t is
also evident from the moderate charters
received to-day that it will be some time
before Chill can increase its production all
the copper available for shipment for some
time to come having been chartered for far
ahead. So far, therefore, as we can judge,
the supplies OF copper cannot show much
increase for the next four or five months.
Will ; the quantity OF furnace material at
present available unsold is confined to $50
tons OF Mason's precipitate. Smelters will
therefore have to fall back on the stock OF
bars-now reduced to SO, 524 tons in Eng
land and France-and pay the syndicate
such prices as they choose to ask. Under
these circumstances it is quite possible
that we may ere long see Il further
important improvement in the value OF
this metal and that it may be maintained
for some time. During the past month
the stock OF copper in England and France
has decreased 1882 tons; since the first
July S.SO1 tons and since the first jan
uary 49, ,O26 tons. The imports this year
are 13, Isl less, and the deliveries 13, ,944
tons more. than during the first eleven
months OF last year. The increase in the
selling value of the shares OF the the three
Spanish Companies in the past six weeks
exceeds 81, 100000.
The stocks OF copper in Great Britain
and France on December 1, 1886, amounted
to 55, 24O tons fine; on October 1, 1887,
to 2,S76; November 1, Al ,0O3, and De-
cember to SO, ,S21 tons fine.
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A SUDDEN DEAFENING REPORT
THE CONGREGATION DISPERSED.
How a Dad Boy Broke Up Religious
Meeting.

How a Dad Boy Broke Up Religious
Meeting.
Norwich (Conn.) Letter: A religious
meeting in the First Baptist church OF
this city was barbarously broken up
the other night by bad West Side
boy, who slipped into the church
kitchen and dropped pound and a
half of effete Limburger cheese on the glow
ing stove. The boy had bought the cheers
in New London, asking for the worst and
Oldest cheese in the market, and the man
who sold it to him threw in assurance graf
uitously that it would 'break up any meet
ing, short Of them Anarchists,' inside Of
| thirty minutes"
"Right after that cheese was dropped on
the stove" said member OF the churcn n
afterward. "the odor of the damned stun
noured in from the kitchen and smote us:
| It crept through the sanctuary and ro!ied
laboriously up the aisles. Excuse me, but
| r was the most Internal odor / ever
smelled."
| of nrayer and exnortation was hushed
and the worshippers gathered up their
wrans and bolted out of the building. The
cheese exhalation followed them for
many rods and then gave up the
nursuit. ut was little short OF
twenty minutes" commented
member of the congregation, IRON the ap
nearance of the odor before the last man
and woman were going down the 'front.' steps
for home. The congregation would like to
catch that boy
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
MINING NOTES.

Report OF the Helena Assay Otfice-Output
of Montana for 1887, $50. 600, 900
Notes From Various Comps.
Helena Herald: We are indebted to Chief
Clerk Gillespie, of the Helena Assay Office,
for the following statement OF the receipts
OF that institution in gold ard silver for
the year just closing. 1t is truly an enor-
nous showing and serves as an indication
OF the mammoth production of the precious
metals in Montana this year. The Drum
Lummon bullion, which added considerably
to the receipts last year, was not handled
by this office this year. The reason is
that no gold bullion is taken at the Assay
Office unless it is at least 500 fine, and the
Drum Lummon bullion falls below this
point. Last year the Montana Company
purchased gold TO add to their bullion to
bring it up to the required standard, but
they discontinued the practice with the
close OF the year. The following table
shows the receipts each month IN the two
metals. Those for December are, OF course,
approxim ated, and it would seem from the
business far that the actual figures will
exceed the estimates:
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
A BRAKEMAN'S BREAK.
He Elopes With q Romantic School Girl
- is an Heiress.

He Elopes With a Romantic School Girl
, is an Heiress.
Pulaski IN. W special: An epidemic OF
Opponents has broken out. Nellie Roble,
daughter of a prominent merchant in Tyre,
Seneca, County, eloped with q laborer OF
that place three weeks ago. Last Friday
Jessie Palmer, only daughter OF the
wealthiest farmer in Victor, Cayuga Coun-
ty, fled with her fathers hostler, an ex-
tramp, and has not yet been heard from.
Now Alice Wrightson has gone from
Parish, this county, with a railroad brake
man. Her fight has caused a general sem
sation. Miss Wrightson is heiress OF the
late Philip Wrightson. who
MADE FORTUNE
in land speculation and left it to his three
children. Miss Wrightson inherits about
100000. She is a pretty blonde. has fas-
cinating manners and superior education
having been an attendant at Mount Hol-
yoke Academy for two years. She is just
10 years OF age. Alice came home on va
cation from school six weeks ago and be-
came acquainted with Henry McAulay, a
railroad brakeman at Parish. The young
lady's mother was scandali2ed and she for
bade McAulay to call upon or speak to her
daughter. Miss Wrightson's brother fol-
lowed her almost constantly and refused to
have McAulay visit the family residence.
Notwithstanding this the young lady had
MANY cLANDEsTINE MEETINGS
with her sweetheart, and an elopernent was
arranged. She started alone ostensibly
for prayer meeting, but she has not re-
turned yet. 1t is known that McAulay
met her at an out-of-the-way place and
hiring a carriage from q farmer, drove tc
Mexico. where cars were taken Tor the
west. Miss Wrightson mailed a letter at
Parish last evening announcing her elope
ment. She said she could not live without
McAulay, and no matter what his lot she
would share it with him. Her brothers
vow they will shoot McAulay on sight, but
have made no effort to find him. People
at Parish say that McAulay has wife and
child in Brooklyn. He is thirty-four years
of age and far from prepossessing. He car
scarcely read. Miss Wrightson will come
in possession OF her fortune in three years
She had $50 with her when she fled last
night,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
Will Quit For q Spell.

Joe Fischer, who has been under the
weather for some weeks past, overworked
and physically tagged out, has concluded
to take reso ;or while. He yesterday
made a deal with Colonel Guild: we'll and
favorably known in Butte, by which the
latter takes lease on the restaurant for
one year. The business passed into his
charge last night, and Joe hopes his patrons
will remain with the new management. he
will remain in town for few days to
settle up his affairs here, when ne says ne
intends to take his family down to the
Springs for a spell and thinks he will before
winter sets in 20 to California for about a
year. He expects and hopes to return
here then recuperated and take the business
up where he left it of.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21

enabling the traveller from Butte to reach
Chicago by this route in sixty-two hours.
The traveller leaving Omaha at 1920,
noon, arrives at Butte at 11:25 a. m. on
the second day. which is pretty fast time.
The Union Pacific takes all class OF tickets
on their limited overland fier to the East
and does not force second-class tickethold-
ers to wait for a slow local train. Its re-
duced time, new equipment, steel rails and
solid roadbed combine to make the Union
Pacific the equal of any transcontinental
road in all respects.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
A HORRIBLE FIND.
The Ghastly Discovery St. Paul Policeme
Ei Made in Wagon.

The Chastity Discovery st. Paul Policemen
Made in q Wagon.
Is st. Paul Globe: The men at police head
quarters are having o great laugh at the
Eexpense of Assistant Superintendent j..
Hoy and two inspectors. Yet, when it
comes down to cold facts, the officers were
only doing their duty when they excited
the risibles of their friends, and deserve
praiseinstead OF being made laughing stocks
of. fAfew evenings ago, while Mr.. Hoy and
the two inspectors were going up Hennepin
avenue. they saw a suspicious looking
wagon being driven along the opposite side
of the street, in thu shadow of the big
buildings. The two sauntered over to it,
land as they did so the driver, who wore his
hat we'll pulled down over his face, used the
whip on his horses and urged them to d
faster gait. But he was not fast enough to
prevent the police from seeing a number of
up in cloth, lying in the bottom OF the
wagon.
"Ghouls, by thunder" exclaimed the
superintendent, as he put his hand on his
gun and started forward. "But come on,
boys" he con,i"ued, we will show these
grave robbers mat there is yet some law in
/ The land"
The driver was called on to halt and did
so reluctantly. As the wagon slowed up
Mr.. Hoy jumped up beside the driver and
! placed him under arrest. The poor driver,
looking very much frightened, wanted to
know what the matter was.
Matter enough" replied Hoy. Here
you are driving the bodies Of seven people
, through the main streets; taking them to
!. some medical hospital to cut up, sup
pose."
Then the driver. laughed; and such a
laugh. 1t was deep bass one, full of mirth,
but somehow it did not make the officers
cheerful. They decided to investigate be-
fore taking the man to the station, how
ever, and so lifted the cloth that covered
the forma. As they did SO they started
back with an expression of horror, for
there, looking pale and CHASTITY in the
eIe trio light, were seven faces, one OF them
J, ,,..,,sj horribly mangled. Before the officers
..a,sld recover from their surprise the driver
turned in his seat and, smiling all over,
said:
"Say, when you buffers get through ex-
amining these dime museum stiffs OF the
Anarchists just let me know, and | will
drive on to St. Paul, for it's getting late
and want to deliver them before day
light. If you fellows had only said some
thing in the first place it would have been
all right. Instead, you jump on fellow 3
neck and walk all over him. You see took
THESE wax figures from the museum at night
so as not to attract attention. That's ali
there is to the whole business"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
Won His Bet.

The Railway Age OF December 8, in
speaking OF the record OF fast track-laying,
says, "Mr. o. P. Valby, OF Marysville.
Mont. has won his wager, and the Railway
Age and good many other people have
learned something" Mr.. Valby bet that
the Central Pacific mad the biggest record
for single days track-laying though that
honor was claimed for the Manitoba. In
vestigation proved that the Central Paci-
fics record was ahead of the Manitoba 8
by nearly two miles.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
SHE LOVED AN INDIAN.
The Daughter of Clergy man EloPes
With and Marries a Full-Blooded Tus-
carOr8.

Tho Daughter of q Clergyman EloPes
With and Marries a -Blooded Tus-
carora.
Niagara Falls IN. W special: News has
been received here about the elopement o
a minister's daughter with a full-blooded
Tuscarora Indian, with whom she became
acquainted and whom she thought Span
lard. David Littlejohn, the Indian, had
been around the Falls off and on, doing
little work, but always being reasonably
we'll dressed. He had some education and
an agreeable manner. The story told by
the girls brother, who was here to-day, is
this: His father, Rev. Augustus Schwitzen,
lives at Swarmsville, near Transit, in Erie
County, on the line OF the New York Cen
trail Railroad. His sister will be seventeen
years old in February.
SHE Is A BLONDE,
with blue eyes and flaxen hair, and has
been educated by her father. Last sum
mer Pauline came with some friends on an
excursion to Niagara Falls, and while on
Goat Island she missed her companions
and meeting the Indian asked him to assls,
her in looking for them. This he did, and
made himself SO agreeable that an acqualnt
ance followed. He told her he was a
Spaniard and was stopping at the Prospect
House with some titled Europeans, by
whom he was employed. The acquaint
ance ripered into love and ARRANGEMENTS
were made by letter for the girl to cope
with the pseudo Spaniard.
SHE LEFT HER HOME,
dressed in her best attire, early on Monday
morning and took the train at Transit ior
Niagara Falls, going by way OF Tonawonda'
Some letters written by Littlejohn were
found in her room, and accounted for her
disappearance. Schwitzen traced his sister
to NIAGARA Falls and there lost track o
her. After making as thorough an lnvestl
cation as he knew how he went home. This
was on Thursday. Meanwhile Littleloh1
went to Swarmsvile with the girl, intro
duced her as his bride and
SOUGHT PARENTAL FORGIVENESS.
The indignant relatives heard that tht
man was a ne'er-do-well Indian. who earned
what money he had in some mysterious
and probably unlawful manner, and they
ordered him out of the house. He declined
to leave unless his wife went too: The re
suit was fight in which Littlejohn wal
kicked and pounded mercilessly. The CIR
tried to interfere, declaring that she lovee
the man and would follow him wherever h'
went. Littlejohn
WAS KICKED OUT
and threatened with tar and feathers II n
ever showed his face in the neighborhood
and Pauline was locked up in a room
She said they went to Hamilton from M
agara Falls, were married by some minis
ter, whose name she fails to recoIlecC' ahe
slammed at a small hotel. The certificate
she said, her husband kept. Pauline per
sisted that he is not an Indian, and be
lieves that he is well off. Her folks will tr!
to have the marriage annulled, although
thew think it was mock marriage.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21

HELENA, Mont. December 19.-[Special
to The Miner. 1.-The appointment OF Mr..
DeWon to succeed Judge Galbraith will
give satisfaction to the bar and people oi
Montana. He is thoroughly acquainted
with mining laws.
Considerable uneasiness is felt here at
numerous hold-ups which have taken place
here of late. The merchants are talking
seriously OF organizing vigilantes. The city
is over1un with sneak thieves.
Colonel Broad water, of the Montana Cen
tral, is expected to arrive from the East
Wednesday.
Woolston has about seventy men at
work on Main street laying water mains for
the new works.
Geo. A. Whiteley, a prominent citizen,
was held up while going home last night.
Cascade County was formally organized
to-day, the officers being inducted into
safice.
The time Of the Dietrict Court now in ses-
sion is taken up with appeal cases from
right of way suits against the Montana
Central.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
Filed for Record.

The following documents were filed with
Recorder Booth yesterday:
Marriage license OF Travers NJ. Ford and
Mary E. Clark, married September 22,
1887.
Afdayits of annual labor On May Bird,
Fredericksburg and Martha lode claims,
Summit Valley District, and on the Julia
lode, no organized district.
Notice of location OF Walker lode claim,
Summit Valley District, by John E.
Walker
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
Tho Showers Casa.

LEBANON, Pa. December 18.-The case of
VIM. Showers. who has been on trial for
several days, charged with having mur-
dered his two grandchildren, was given to
the jury tonight. During the closing hours
OF the trial Stephen Showers, son of the
accused, testified in reference to letters
which his father had written him. from
prison, asking him to swear falsely SO as to
clear the old man. The son said he could
not take a false oath, even to save his own
fathers neck.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
New Time Schedule.

By the new time schedule OF the
Union Pacific, taking effect to-day, the ex-
press from the South will arrive at Butte
at 11:25 am, instead OF 1926 p. m, as here
toiore, and will leave at 1925 a. m. The
freight trains will arrive at 9:2O a. m. and
900 p. No., will leave at $40 a. m. and
7:3O p. m. The express will make close
connections at Council Bluffs with the fast
trains running between Chicago and the
Missouri '--- so
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The Union Pacific.

In the last four years the Union Pacific
has spent about S4,OOO,OO0 in improving
its roadbed, and the result of this is seen
in the shortening up of transcontintal
travel which has so stirred up it's compe-
titors to active exertions. The changes
recently made have proved that they can
make the run between Butte and Omaha
safely in forty-seven hours; In order 70
complete the link between the Wes1 ana
the East in the shortest possible time, ar
raneements have recently been made
hv which the run between Omaha
and Chicago is made in fifteen
hours. make close connections with arriv-
ing and departing trains st Omaha, thus
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Ran OF o Bridge.

BATHURST, N. B., December 1S.-A train
on the International railroad composed OF
an engine, snowplow and passenger car,
went off a bridge near Caraquette yester-
dav afternoon. OF thirteen men on board,
the conductor engineer, fireman and four
sectionmen were pinned down under the
engine in the bed of the river and Killed.
The others we're badly bruised, but not
fatally injured.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
Railway Schemes in Canada.

OTTAWA, December 18.-J. H. Stiggles, a
New York capitalist, is here applying for q
renewal OF the charter to build a road from
Calgary, N. W.T., north to Athabasca
Landing bey ond Edmonton. He says the
road will be built within q few years. Mr..
Stiggles is also taking up scheme to build
a railway from Quebec to the east coast OF
Labrador, and to place fleet OF last YES
sells on the Atlantic. He thinks this would
solve the question OF quick transit to and
from Europe, claiming that tho passage
could be made from Labrador to England
in three and half days.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
Paid Dear for Her Revenge.

New YORK, December 19.-Miss Inez
Van Zandt was sentenced to one month in
the penitentiary in the Court OF Special
Sessions to-day for killing two canary
birds. The complaint was made by Miss
Fannie sackels and was prosecuted by the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals. MISS Van Zandt boarded in
the same house with Miss Sackels. the
owner of the birds, and having quarrelled
with her, obtained revenge by cutting her
enemy's pets in two with carving knife.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
Vessel i'm Danger

BosroN. December '1s.-A Plymouth
special to the Herald says: A large steamer
apparently in distress, is in the lower har-
Dor. About $50 p. m. whistling was heard
to seaward and the lights of q large weasel
were discovered. She lies broadside to the
waves. No signals have been made since
$50. The sea is smooth and there is little
surf. but storm is threatening and the
position will be dangerous in that event.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
Deer Lodge Court items.

DEER LODGE, December l9.-[Special to
the Miner. Court convened this morning
at $50, Judge Galbraith presiding. Ihe
case of the Territory vs.. Manton continued
from last week was resumed to-day. The
nrosecution was closed by J. H. Duffy and
the case will be given to the jury this even
ing. Tomorrow tho Mooney ssse cones
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21

formulated a bill exempting exporters from
liability for past infracticns of the tariff
law as recently construed requiring a duty
on all breeding animals not kept by the
importer for his own use. The amount OF
money involved is large. The committee
va appointed to select q representative to
present the bill to Congress and urge it's
passage.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
Cabmen Strike.

New YORK, December 19.-The two hun
dred and eighty cab drivers and stablemen
in the employ of the New York Cab Com
nanv struck to-day, and the stables we're
Closed. The men demanded an increase OF
their wages from $12 to $14 per week, and
also that the company sign three-years
contract.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
The Home Rulers RannuAted

WASHINGTON. December Ex-senator Nc
Pherson, OF New Jersey, gave dinner to-
night in honor of Sir Thomas Grattan
Esmonde and Mr.. Arthur O'Connor. Other
guests were Secretaries Lamar and Whitney.
Col. Lamont, Senators Ingalls,, Hawley,
Beck, Kenna and Speaker Carlisle and Rep
resentatives Breckenridge, Collins, McAdoo
and Springer.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
A Small War Credit.

VIENNA, December ia council was
held to-day, presided over by the Emperor.
Count Kalnoky, Count Won Taafe, Herr
Tisza and other Ministers were present.
The council decided to grant the Ministry a
war credit of fifteen million forins. The
smallness of the grant is held as proof
that Austria does not intend to take aI-
greasive measures.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
Rovcott,ue Iowa ana Kansas.

CHICAGO, December 1s.-Conslderao'e ss'l
has been caused here by the iact leaking
ont that the Kelley Brewing Company has
Instructed it's brokers to buy no barley
crown in or shipped from the States OF
iowa t6s eonpany u says: III they wont '! buy
omr ene heer + is quite proper VIC should refuse
to' to buy their barley" Louis !; ds.1a aosk, ass
m,,lo annra1 Movement, he would join it heartily.
Egae1 Ta declared the farmers OF Iowa were nyPo, @
critics, pretending to believe in pfontu'1f nturs Of
and % raising barley for the manutac'ore "
whiskey and beer.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
Roumania Will Help the Allies.

BUCHAREST, December 19.-From semi
official sources it is learned that in view OF
the uncertain political situation prepara-
tions are quietly being made to meet any
sudden emergency and that the Government
will act in accord with Austria and Ger
many. Preparations have been completed
to mobilize two army corps for concentra-
ton on the Russian frontier.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-21
A Missionary Fired.

LONDON, December 17.-The London
Missionary Society has received intelligence
that Missionary Jones, in the employ OF
that body, has been expelled from Loyalty
Islands by force, and sent specially to the
islands from New Caledonia. He has ar
rived at Sydney, N. S. w., and has formal
ly protested to the Governor against his
expulsion.